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SUMMARY:SPIRIT: Medicare Update 2026
DESCRIPTION:Medicare Update 2026: “Everything You Need to Know about Medicare That no one Will Tell You” \n\nAnswers to all your pressing questions\nHear a real Medicare Insurance specialist\nMake Medicare work for you\n\nLearn how to handle and avoid the most common issues facing retirees with Medicare Insurance: \n\nNot opening important mail\, not paying premiums and having coverage terminated\nCalling numbers on flyers and speaking to Telemarketers\nProviders claiming they do not accept Medigap or Secondary Supplement Plan\nDiscarding old cards to avoid confusion about plans and which cards to use\n\nGet answers to questions like: \n\nWhat is Medicare?\nWhy do I need it?\nShould I take a Medicare advantage plan or a supplement instead?\nHow can I better understand my Part D drug plan\, how drug plans work?\nWhat penalties should I be sure to avoid?\nWho should I call for?\nDoes everyone wait so long on hold with Social Security?\nAre all drug plans the same?\nAre all supplement the same?\nHow to decide which insurance setup is best for me?\nHow does Medicaid fit in with Medicare?\nWhat is the solution to being covered for travel overseas?\nIs my employer plan better than Medicare?\nWho can I trust?\nWhy so many flyers?\nWhy so many telemarketers?\nShould I avoid answering the phone?\nWhat should I do during open enrollment every year?\n\n  \nPresented by Shmuel Zaidman \n           A Licensed Health Insurance Specialist by training\, Shmuel (Steven) Zaidman has spent the past 18 years working one on one educating and enrolling members of our community entering Medicare. Certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)\, Shmuel is contracted and trained by the top carriers across the country\, serving all 50 states. If you are an individual looking for expert guidance upon entering Medicare or when leaving employer-based benefit plans\, you will value the years of real-life expertise that Mr. Zaidman can offer. \n          In addition\, using his experience with group benefits\, Mr. Zaidman works one on one with employers who require professionalism and expertise to support their HR personnel when Medicare comes into question. \n            Now more than ever with the tremendous growth in the senior market\, the need for expertise in the complicated field of Medicare Insurance and how it affects each one of us in its own unique way is only increasing. Shmuel can be reached at shmuel@65andready.com or (732) 497- CARE ( 2273). \n  \nClick here to register for the Zoom link for online participation and/or to receive the recording following the program. \nThis  SPIRIT program is dedicated to the memories of Moshe Ben Dov Ber (a”h) and Shayna Mirel bas Aharon (a”h) (Melvin and Mirele Steinig) \n  \nCORPORATE SPONSORS:   \nMEMORY MATTERS — https://renayudkowsky.com/signature-course/ \nCAPITIL REAL ESTATE — https://capitil.com/ \nMEDICARE INSURANCE SPECIALIST — https://www.65andready.com/ \nFORSPANKLEAR\, LLP — https://www.forspanklear.com/ \nWINSTON WEALTH ADVISORS — https://winstonwealthadvisors.com/ou/ \nSCHWARTZ BROTHERS JEFFER/SINAI CHAPEL/PARKSIDE MEMORIAL CHAPELS — https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/forest-hills-ny/schwartz-brothers-jeffer-memorial-chapels/4131 \nFIRST ISRAEL MORTGAGES:  https://www.firstisrael.com/ \nJRESPONDER — https://www.sosresponder.com/ \nKORINSKY & KLEIN\, LLP —  https://www.kklawfirm.com/ \nLET’S GET ORGANIZED — https://lgorganized.com/ \n____________________________________________________________________ \nWe have created a new SPIRIT website with archives and upcoming programs! Now you can watch all of the SPIRIT presentations geared toward retirees- on subjects such as history to exercise to mental health\, all in one place!  \nCLICK HERE to enjoy past programs on-demand at your convenience!    \n\nThe information provided by the OU SPIRIT program is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as advice on any legal/medical/nutritional/mental health/ financial/halachic or other subject matter.  You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of the information you learn during a SPIRIT program without seeking legal/medical/nutritional/mental health/financial/Rabbinic or other appropriate professional advice. \n\nPartnering Synagogues: \nAnshei Chesed Congregation\, Boynton Beach (FL)\nAnshei Emuna Congregation\, Delray Beach (FL)\nBeth David Synagogue\, West Hartford (CT) \nBialystoker Synagogue\, New York (NY)\nB’nai Israel-Ohev Zedek\, Philadelphia (PA) \nCongregation Agudath Sholom\, Stamford (CT)\nCongregation Ahavas Sholom\, Columbus (OH)\n Congregation Aitz Chaim\, West Palm Beach (FL)\nCongregation Anshe Sfard\, New Orleans (LA) \nCongregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah\, Glendale (WI)\nCongregation Beth Hamedrosh\, Wynnewood (PA)\nCongregation Beth Aaron\, Teaneck (NJ)\nCongregation Beth Ora\, Montreal (QUE)\nCongregation Beth Sholom\, Providence (RI) \nCongregation Bnai Yeshurun\, Teaneck (NJ)\nCongregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) \nCongregation Kehilath Jeshurun\, New York (NY)\nCongregation Machane Chodosh\, Forest Hills (NY)\nCongregation Ohav Zedek\, Wilkes-Barre (PA)\nCongregation Ohr Torah\, West Orange (NJ) \nCongregation Tiferet Israel\, Austin (TX)\nCongregation Torah Ohr\, Boca Raton (FL) \nCongregation Zvi Jacob\, Utica (NY)\nDarchei Noam\, Minneapolis (MN) \nEast Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS)\, Denver (CO)\nFleetwood Synagogue\, Fleetwood (NY) \nJewish Center of Atlantic Beach (NY)\nKehillat New Hempstead (NY) \nKehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT)\nKeneseth Beth Israel\, Richmond (VA) \nNer Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue\, Baltimore (MD)\nSuburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim\, Baltimore (MD)\nSuburban Torah\, Livingston (NJ) \nUnited Orthodox Synagogues\, Houston (TX)\nYoung Israel of Bal Harbour\, Surfside (FL)\n Young Israel of Brookline (MA)\nYoung Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL) \nYoung Israel of East Brunswick (NJ)\nYoung Israel of Elkins Park (PA) \nYoung Israel of Fort Lee (NJ)\nYoung Israel of Hillcrest (NY) \nYoung Israel of Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale (FL)\nYoung Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) \nYoung Israel of New Hyde Park (NY)\nYoung Israel of Plainview (NY)\n Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)\nYoung Israel of Southfield (MI)\n Young Israel of Stamford (CT)\nYoung Israel of West Hartford (CT)\nYoung Israel of West Hempstead (NY) \n\nOU Privacy Policy  \nFor more information about becoming a SPIRIT Partner\, contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig\, steinigj@ou.org
URL:https://www.ou.org/event/spirit-medicare-update-2026/
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